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prizefighter

NOUN
pugilist
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"Iron Mike" Tyson, 59, last appeared in the ring in a lopsided loss to YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul in November 2024 in Texas.

From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026

“She immediately said we want another debate … You know what happens when you’re a prizefighter and you lose? You immediately want a new fight.”

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2024

A tamandua, or collared anteater, with prizefighter arms and curved claws that break open termite mounds, tried to ignore a car full of onlookers.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024

“He stares them down like a prizefighter in the ring.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2023

A large man with the shoulders of a prizefighter strode into the room.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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